The AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group returned as an in-room event at The Hordern in Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter.
After the Industry Awards were handed out on December 5th, the remaining awards were given out on December 7th.
The
Full List of 2022 AACTA Awards Winners:
TELEVISION
• AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program: Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson – Ludo Studio (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Tyson Perkins
• AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer: Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
• AACTA Award for Best Comedy Program: Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell – Peter Beck, Beth Hart, Shaun Micallef – ITV Studios Australia (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television: Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Rita Carmody
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Dylan River
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television: You Can’t Ask That (Episode 1) – Kirk Docker
• AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program: Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked – Laurie Critchley, Bethan Arwel-Lewis – Southern Pictures (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Drama Series: Mystery Road: Origin – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey – Bunya Productions (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Nicholas Holmes
• AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program: LEGO® Masters Australia – David McDonald, Di Yang, AJ Johnson – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
• AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program: Old People’s Home for Teenagers – Debbie Cuell, Tony De La Pena, Paulo Vivan, Brooke Hulsman – Endemol Shine Australia (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Presented by Foxtel: Mark Coles Smith – Mystery Road: Origin
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Presented by Foxtel: Tuuli Narkle – Mystery Road: Origin
• AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program: Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
• AACTA Award for Best Miniseries: The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Rob Gibson, Michael Brooks – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and Easy Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television: Savage River (Episode 1) – Bryony Marks
• AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television: The Tourist (Episode 1) – Scott Bird
• AACTA Award for Best Reality Program: MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Eoin Maher, Simon Child – Endemol Shine Australia (Network 10)
• AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television: Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Hannah Carroll Chapman
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Trevor Hope, Dylan Barfield
• AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special: Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy – Ronny Chieng – All Things Comedy and Netflix (Netflix)
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: Thomas Weatherall – Heartbreak High
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: Brooke Satchwell – The Twelve
FILM
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film: Elvis – Mandy Walker
• AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film: Elvis – Catherine Martin
• AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film presented by Filmology Finance: Elvis – Baz Luhrmann
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films: Elvis – Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond
• AACTA Award for Best Film: Elvis – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss – Bazmark
• AACTA Award for Best Indie Film: A Stitch In Time – Sasha Hadden (Dir.) – Hadden Motion Pictures
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film: Austin Butler – Elvis
• AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film: Leah Purcell – The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film: Falling For Figaro – Cezary Skubiszewski
• AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film: Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn
• AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film: The Stranger – Thomas M. Wright
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film: Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film: Sean Harris – The Stranger
• AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film: Olivia DeJonge – Elvis
SHORT FILM
• AACTA Award for Best Short Film: Finding Jedda – Tanith Glynn-Maloney – Since1788 Productions, Unless Pictures, Orange Entertainment Co
DOCUMENTARY
• AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary: Facing Monsters – Rick Rifici
• AACTA Award for Best Documentary: River – Jennifer Peedom (Dir.), Joseph Nizeti, Jo-anne McGowan, John Smithson – Stranger Than Fiction Films
• AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary: We Were Once Kids – Shannon Swan
• AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary: River – Richard Tognetti, William Barton, Piers Burbrook de Vere
• AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary: Facing Monsters – Jeremy Ashton, Ric Curtin, Xoe Baird
DIGITAL
• AACTA Award for Best Digital Series or Channel: A Beginner’s Guide to Grief – Anna Lindner, Renee Mao, Linda Ujuk, Kate Butler, Julie Byrne
• AACTA Award for Best Digital Short Video: Daddy Long Legs – Dr. Karl
OTHER
• AACTA Award for Best Casting Presented by Casting Networks: The Twelve – Kirsty McGregor
• AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup presented by HASK: Elvis – Shane Thomas, Louise Coulston, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird
• AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation: Elvis – Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford, Julian Hutchens, Joshua Simmonds, Adam Hammond – Warner Bros. Pictures
INDIVIDUAL
• 2022 AACTA Trailblazer Award Recipient: Chris Hemsworth
• 2022 AACTA Longford Lyell Award Recipient: Catherine Martin
• 2022 AACTA Reg Grundy Award Recipient: Jayden James & George Harrington (Mr. Wolf), Rachel Kayrooz (Facing the Fear)
AACTA AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Film: Elvis
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Series: Heartbreak High
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actor: Bryn Chapman (Heartbreak High)
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actress: Chloe Hayden (Heartbreak High)
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Personality: Abbie Chatfield
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Digital Creator: Kat Clark
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Program: Women’s Footy (Nine)
• AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Commentary Team: 2022 AFL Grand Final (Seven)